From: The impact of illness in patients with moderate to severe gastro-esophageal reflux disease
SF-36 scale | GERD (this study) | Canadian population§ (N = 9,423) | US Population† (N = 2,474) | Clinical depression† (N = 502) | Diabetes† (N = 541) | Hypertension† (N = 2,089) |
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PCS | 45.1 (n = 212) (8.7) | 51.4* (8.5) | 50.0* (10.0) | 45.0 (12.1) | 41.5* (11.3) | 44.3 (10.8) |
MCS | 47.6 (n = 212) (11.0) | 52.6* (8.5) | 50.0* (10.0) | 34.8* (12.2) | 51.9* (9.6) | 52.2* (9.3) |